Driving Under the Influence of Drugs in Pasadena

Not only is
Pasadena a pleasant town to visit, the Court also tends to be more reasonable with
DUI cases than other Courts. I had two cases there this morning and felt
pleased to get one DUI based on Ambien and Xanax dismissed and my other
case resulted in minimum penalties for a DUI even though the breath test
reading was over .20%.

The client charged with DUI based on medication also refused to submit
to a chemical test. Normally a DUI with a refusal results in additional
penalties including at least 48 hours of jail time and a nine month alcohol
education program.

The Prosecutor accepted that there were problems of proof in terms of establishing
that the defendant was legally impaired at the time of driving and agreed
to dismiss the DUI charge. I was also able to win the defendants
DMV Refusal Hearing based on inadequate proof that the arresting officer gave
the correct chemical test admonition. This avoided a one year license
suspension for the client.

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